Jim Caldwell (American football)

Jim Caldwell

Date of birth	January 16, 1955 (1955-01-16)
Place of birth	Beloit, Wisconsin
Position(s)	Head Coach
College	Iowa
Regular season	26–22–0
Postseason	2–2
Career record	NFL 28–24–0 NCAA 26–63
Championships won	2010 AFC Championship
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1977 1978–80 1981 1982–84 1985 1986–92 1993–2000 2001 2002–2008 2009–2011 2012-Present	Iowa (graduate assistant) Southern Illinois (wide receivers coach) Northwestern (offensive assistant) Colorado (wide receivers coach) Louisville (wide receivers coach) Penn State (quarterbacks coach) Wake Forest (head coach) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (quarterbacks coach) Indianapolis Colts (quarterbacks coach/ assistant head coach) Indianapolis Colts (head coach) Baltimore Ravens quarterbacks coach

James "Jim" Caldwell (born January 16, 1955) is an American football coach, currently the Quarterbacks coach for the Baltimore Ravens. He was the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2009 to 2011 and he also served as the head coach of Wake Forest from 1993 to 2000.

Collegiate career

Caldwell was a four-year starter at defensive back for the University of Iowa in the late 1970s. Caldwell is also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

Coaching career

College

Caldwell served as an assistant coach at the University of Iowa, Southern Illinois University, Northwestern, Colorado, Louisville, and Penn State before being named head coach at Wake Forest in 1993. He was the first African-American coach in the ACC.

In eight years, Caldwell had a record of 26–63. He installed a powerful passing attack that set numerous school records (many of which have since been broken under his successor, Jim Grobe). However, his teams rarely ran well; in one year the Demon Deacons' leading rusher only notched 300 yards for the entire season. He only had one winning season, in 1999 when the Deacons won the Aloha Bowl.

Indianapolis Colts

Caldwell joined Tony Dungy's staff with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2001 as quarterbacks coach. He followed Dungy to Indianapolis in 2002 and remained with him for his entire tenure, helping lead the Colts to a win in Super Bowl XLI.

On January 13, 2008, Caldwell was formally announced as Dungy's successor-in-waiting. On January 12, 2009, Dungy announced his retirement, putting Caldwell in the head coaching position. He was formally introduced at a press conference the following day.

Caldwell had one of the best debut seasons for a head coach in NFL history, finishing with a 14–2 record. The Colts rushed out to a 14–0 start. With the AFC South title and the top seed in the AFC playoffs secured, Caldwell opted (on orders from then GM, Bill Polian) to sit out his starting players the last two games of the season (both losses), drawing controversy to him and the team. He later won his first playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens on January 16, 2010. On January 24, 2010, Caldwell became the 5th rookie head coach to lead his team to the Super Bowl with a 30–17 victory over the New York Jets. Caldwell holds the NFL record for the best start by a rookie head coach, starting his career with 14 wins. The 14 wins also tied a franchise record.

On February 7, 2010, Caldwell's rookie season ended with a 31–17 loss in Super Bowl XLIV to the New Orleans Saints. In his second season the Colts reached the playoffs where they lost in disappointing fashion to the New York Jets 17–16 on January 8, 2011.

Following a 2–14 record in 2011, Caldwell was fired on January 17, 2012.

Baltimore Ravens

Thirteen days after his dismissal from the Colts, Caldwell was named quarterbacks coach by the Baltimore Ravens on January 30, 2012.

Coaching tree

NFL head coaches under whom Jim Caldwell has served:

• Tony Dungy, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2001), Indianapolis Colts (2002–2008)

Assistant coaches under Jim Caldwell who have become NFL head coaches:

• None

Family

Caldwell and his wife, Cheryl, have four children: Jimmy, Jermaine, Jared and Natalie. On January 7, 2012 the Caldwell family announced they are anticipating a 5th child, Deloris in July.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1993–2000)
1993	Wake Forest	2–9	1–7	9th
1994	Wake Forest	3–8	1–7	8th
1995	Wake Forest	1–10	0–8	9th
1996	Wake Forest	3–8	1–7	8th
1997	Wake Forest	5–6	3–5	7th
1998	Wake Forest	3–8	2–6	7th
1999	Wake Forest	7–5	3–5	5th	W Aloha
2000	Wake Forest	2–9	1–7	8th
Wake Forest:		26–63	12–52
Total:		26–63

NFL

Team	Year	Regular Season					Post Season
		Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
IND	2009	14	2	0	.875	1st in AFC South	2	1	.667	Lost to New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV
IND	2010	10	6	0	.625	1st in AFC South	0	1	.000	Lost to New York Jets in AFC Wild-Card Game
IND	2011	2	14	0	.125	4th in AFC South	—	—	—	—
IND Total		26	22	0	.542		2	2	.500
Total		26	22	0	.542		2	2	.500

External links

• ESPN profile

Sporting positions
Preceded by Tony Dungy	Indianapolis Colts Head Coach 2009–2011	Succeeded by Chuck Pagano